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Greece To Sign Agreement On Accession To ESA Convention
Paris (ESA) Jun 23, 2004 On Monday 28 June, Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, and Mr Dimitris Sioufas, Minister for Development, will sign the Agreement on Greece's accession to the ESA Convention, at the Agency�s Paris Headquarters. The signing ceremony will start at 12:00. Greece formally applied to join ESA in September 2003. Under the Accession Agreement, it will become a full member state by December 2005 at the latest, following a transition period. �We warmly welcome Greece to the European Space Agency�, said Jean-Jacques Dordain. �We look forward to the new member state fruitfully extending its participation in various fields, including the new space programmes Europe is preparing for the future�. Greece is already participating in telecommunication programmes, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and technology activities under a Cooperation Agreement which came into force in November 2001. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Spaceship Builder To Open N.M. Office
Santa Fe (UPI) Jun 22, 2004Officials announced Tuesday a British company engaged in the international race to build commercial space vehicles will open a New Mexico office. |
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